Refrigerator-lining.



E. RICHARDSON.

REFRIGERATOR LlNlNG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1914.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

INVENTOR ERNEST monannson, or COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA;

REFRIGERATORLINING.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Application filed September. is, 1914. Serial No. 862,577.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST RICHARDSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at College, in the county ofBeaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new. and usefulImprovements in Refrigerator-Linings, of which the following is aspeclfication.

My invention relates to linings for refrigerators and its object is toprovide a 11ning, preferably of the L-shaped type, composed of sectionsjoined together in a novel manner whereby the process of manufacture ischeapened and the desired shape of the linings preserved. It isdiflicult to make perfect enameled'L-shaped linings which are madeintegral or which have portions or compartments thereof rigidly securedtogether before the enamel is burned on, ow-' ing to the liability ofthe lining to warp or twist in the enameling furnace or during itscooling. I propose to make the horizontal projecting member of anL-shaped refrlgerator lining separate from the vertical member and thenconnect, the members together in a novel manner.

Referring to, the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective of a lining embodying my invention. together with theoutline of an ice-box; Fig. 2, a front elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aperspective of one section of the lining; Fig. 4, a perspective of theother, section of the lining; and Fig. 5, a detailed perspective view.

I prefer to make my refrigerator lining in two sections, orcompartments, marked A and B. The section A is substantially equal inheight to the combined height of the section B and the ice-box C shownin dotted lines on Fig. 1 and in full lines on Fig. 2.

The section, or compartment, A has the vertical side walls 1 and 2, thevertical rear wall 3, the top 4, and the b0ttom 5, all preferablyintegral or rigidly secured together bottom 8 at the same level as thebottombottom 8 and the walls 9 and 10 are preferably integral or rigidlyconnected together and enameled. The edges of the bottom 8 and the rearwall 9 are provided at their edges nearest the section A with theinturned flanges 10 and 11 which. register with, and lie close to, theflanges 12 and 13, respectively, extending inwardly from the wall 3 andthe b ottom 5. The top of. the wall 9 has the forwardly or inturnedflange 1 1 at the same level as the flange 7. The top of the side 10 hasthe flange 15 at the same level as the flanges 7 and 14. The forwardedges of the bottom 8 and side 10 have flanges similar to, those in "theforward edges of the section A. The section B has preferably no top,front, or side next to the section B. The flanges 7, 14, and 1-5 formhorizontal supports for the bottom of the ice-box C and at the same timeconstitute effective means for stiffening thesections A and B.

16 is an opening in the upper portion of the wall 2 for air to pass fromthe section A to the ice-box C. Cold air from the ice-box passes throughthe'opening 6 to the bottom of the section A and thence up the latter tothe opening 16.

The adj acent pairs of flanges 10 and.12, and 11 and 13 are covered bythe L-shaped strip D of enameled metal having a U-shaped orchannel-shaped cross-section, the edges of the flanges lying in thebottom of the U or channel, while the sides of the latter lie next tothe outer faces of the flanges. The strip D is secured in place by thenails 17 driven through holes in the strip, between the flanges of thesections A and 'B, and into the substruction (not shown) on which thesections rest. The strip D improvesth'e appearance of the lining bygiving a good .finish; it protects the edges of the flanges from blowsand rust; and it aids in holding the sections immovably together.

I claim;

1. In a refrigerator a lining, having two sections, one having in oneside an opening,

and an outwardly extending flange at the upper edge of the opening, theother section lying adjacent to the first section and-having its upperedges at the same level as the said flange, in combination with anice-box resting on the said flange and on the top of the second section.

2. In a refrigerator a lining, having two sections, one section havingin one side near the lower end thereof an opening bordered by flanges inthe plane of the opening, the other section being adj acent' to thefirst section and having flanges registering with the first namedflanges, and a U-shaped strip covering the edges and outer sides of thesaid flanges. I

3; In a refrigerator a'lining, having two sections, one section havingin one side near the lower end thefeof an opening bordered by flanges inthe plane of the opening, the other section being adjacent to the firstsection and having flanges registering with the first named flanges, aU-shaped strip covering the edges and outer sides of the said flanges,and fastenings for the strip extending through the angle of the stripand between the adjacent flanges.

4.1m a refrigerator a lining, having two sections, one section having inone side an opening with walls thereof in the plane of the opening, theother section being adjacent to the first section and having flangesregistering with. such Walls and parallel therewith, and a U-shapedcover for the joint between the said flanges and the walls registeringtherewith, one of the sides of the U-shaped cover overlapping theflanges and walls and parallel with the same.

Signed at Beaver Falls this 16th day of September, 1914.

ROLAND GASKELL, A. R. LEYDA.

